VCU Department of English News tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009-06-16:/english/244 2009-11-18T14:29:41Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.25 Professor Rivka Swenson Presentation tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.56670 2009-11-18T14:28:01Z 2009-11-18T14:29:41Z Professor Rivka Swenson is giving a talk for the Eighteenth-Century Interdisciplinary Group at the City University of New York on Friday, November 20. The talk title is "'The Eye, in this Respect, is a Female': Subjects, Objects, and the Eighteenth-Century Gaze."... Professor Rivka Swenson is giving a talk for the Eighteenth-Century Interdisciplinary Group at the City University of New York on Friday, November 20. The talk title is "'The Eye, in this Respect, is a Female': Subjects, Objects, and the Eighteenth-Century Gaze."

]]> Lucia Perillo - Visiting Writer Series tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.55554 2009-11-13T10:28:35Z 2009-11-03T15:31:08Z The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed poet, Lucia Perillo. The reading will take place on Friday, November 13th, at 4 pm in the University Barnes & Noble Bookstore.... The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed poet, Lucia Perillo. The reading will take place on Friday, November 13th, at 4 pm in the University Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

]]> Visiting Writer Series Welcomes Mary Gaitskill tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.55553 2009-11-09T15:25:56Z 2009-11-03T15:28:29Z The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed author, Mary Gaitskill. The reading will take place on Thursday, November 12th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Richmond Salons.... The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed author, Mary Gaitskill. The reading will take place on Thursday, November 12th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Richmond Salons.

]]> 2009 VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.55556 2009-11-06T13:36:18Z 2009-11-03T15:38:21Z VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival will be held today at 6:30pm in the Richmond Salons at the VCU Commons and hear Deb Olin Unferth read from her winning novel Vacation. Following the reading, Unferth will take part in panel discussion with her agent, David McCormick, and her editor from McSweeney's, Eli Horowitz. The three of them will trace the history of her novel from conception to publication. The event is free and open to the public, and a book-signing and reception will follow. Earlier that afternoon, we will have a 2pm Q&A with Unferth in the Cabell Room on the... VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival will be held today at 6:30pm in the Richmond Salons at the VCU Commons and hear Deb Olin Unferth read from her winning novel Vacation. Following the reading, Unferth will take part in panel discussion with her agent, David McCormick, and her editor from McSweeney's, Eli Horowitz. The three of them will trace the history of her novel from conception to publication. The event is free and open to the public, and a book-signing and reception will follow. Earlier that afternoon, we will have a 2pm Q&A with Unferth in the Cabell Room on the 4th floor of VCU Cabell Library. We look forward to seeing you at these events!

]]> First Friday This Friday - Rivka Swenson - "Vulnerable Subjects: Theorizing the Eighteenth-Century Gaze" tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.55555 2009-11-03T15:31:21Z 2009-11-03T15:36:09Z The VCU Department of English is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Rivka Swensen as a part on its ongoing "First Friday" lecture series. The lecture will take place this Friday, November 6 at 3pm in Hibbs 308. Topic: "Vulnerable Subjects: Theorizing the Eighteenth-Century Gaze." All First Friday events are free and open to the public.... The VCU Department of English is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Rivka Swensen as a part on its ongoing "First Friday" lecture series. The lecture will take place this Friday, November 6 at 3pm in Hibbs 308. Topic: "Vulnerable Subjects: Theorizing the Eighteenth-Century Gaze."

All First Friday events are free and open to the public.

]]> Visiting Writer Series Welcomes Colson Whitehead tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.55194 2009-10-26T13:57:23Z 2009-11-03T15:25:50Z The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed author, Colson Whitehead. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 29th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth A.... The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed author, Colson Whitehead. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 29th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth A.

]]> Latest Collection From MFA Alum Joshua Poteat tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.55195 2009-10-22T20:59:50Z 2009-10-22T20:04:30Z MFA Alum Joshua Poteat has a new book, Illustrating the Machine That Makes the World, which will officially be published on November 1st. For more info (and to get yourself a copy) see: http://www.ugapress.uga.edu/index.php/books/illustrating_machine/ http://www.amazon.com/Illustrating-Machine-That-Ma...kes-World/dp/0820334146... MFA Alum Joshua Poteat has a new book, Illustrating the Machine That Makes the World, which will officially be published on November 1st.

For more info (and to get yourself a copy) see:

http://www.ugapress.uga.edu/index.php/books/illustrating_machine/

http://www.amazon.com/Illustrating-Machine-That-Ma...kes-World/dp/0820334146

]]> Visiting Writer Series Welcomes Thomas Lux and Anna Journey tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.54515 2009-10-05T14:00:21Z 2009-10-05T14:03:14Z The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed poet, Thomas Lux, and VCU MFA alum, Anna Journey. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 8th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms.... The Department of English and the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University are pleased to host a reading by acclaimed poet, Thomas Lux, and VCU MFA alum, Anna Journey. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 8th, at 8 pm in the University Student Commons, Virginia Rooms.

]]> MA Alum Brian Prestwood Publishes Essay tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.54517 2009-10-02T14:04:22Z 2009-10-12T14:32:50Z MA Alum Brian Prestwood's essay entitled "Poe’s Breach with Romantic Tradition in “Introduction”" will soon be published in The Explicator.... MA Alum Brian Prestwood's essay entitled "Poe’s Breach with Romantic Tradition in “Introduction”" will soon be published in The Explicator.

]]> Congrats to Current MFA Student Marie Potoczny tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.54519 2009-10-01T14:08:07Z 2009-10-05T14:11:48Z Our congrats go out to current MFA Student Marie Potoczny whose story The Fifth Date was a runner up for the 2009 Indiana Review 1/2 K Prize. Author Lydia Davis was the final judge in this year's competion.... Our congrats go out to current MFA Student Marie Potoczny whose story The Fifth Date was a runner up for the 2009 Indiana Review 1/2 K Prize. Author Lydia Davis was the final judge in this year's competion.

]]> Latest Poetry By Professor Gregory Donovan tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.53874 2009-09-18T15:50:30Z 2009-09-17T17:55:53Z In case you missed it, Gregory Donovan's poem, "Is There a Dead Mule In It," was recently published in storySouth. You can access it here: http://www.storysouth.com/2009/03/is-there-a-dead-mule-in-it.html In a recent article titled "Thursday Things We Like for 6.25: Trailer Bride, Dead Mules, and Juke Joints as Fine Art," the Yellowhammer Press website recommended Donovan's poem, alongside recommendations for the photographer Birney Imes and the altcountry band Trailer Brides: http://www.yellowhammerpress.com/2009/06/24/thursday-things-we-like-for-6-25-trailer-bride-dead-mules-and-juke-joints-as-fine-art... In case you missed it, Gregory Donovan's poem, "Is There a Dead Mule In It," was recently published in storySouth. You can access it here:

http://www.storysouth.com/2009/03/is-there-a-dead-mule-in-it.html

In a recent article titled "Thursday Things We Like for 6.25: Trailer Bride, Dead Mules, and Juke Joints as Fine Art," the Yellowhammer Press website recommended Donovan's poem, alongside recommendations for the photographer Birney Imes and the altcountry band Trailer Brides:

http://www.yellowhammerpress.com/2009/06/24/thursday-things-we-like-for-6-25-trailer-bride-dead-mules-and-juke-joints-as-fine-art

]]> New Story by Recent MFA Grad Elizabeth Quinn tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.53656 2009-09-18T12:52:59Z 2009-09-14T13:55:07Z Recent MFA Graduate Elizabeth Quinn will have a story published in the fall/winter edition of LIT magazine out of the New School in New York.  She is currently serving as an adjunct instructor at JMU in the Writing and Rhetoric Department.... Recent MFA Graduate Elizabeth Quinn will have a story published in the fall/winter edition of LIT magazine out of the New School in New York.  She is currently serving as an adjunct instructor at JMU in the Writing and Rhetoric Department.

]]> Poet Katie Ford, Winner of the VCU Levis Reading Prize Will Read Next Week tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.53345 2009-09-17T06:13:34Z 2009-09-17T17:50:12Z Poet Katie Ford, winner of this year's VCU Levis Reading Prize, will give a reading next week, on September 24 at 8PM in VCU Commons, Richmond Salons. Katie Ford's Colosseum was selected for the 12th Annual Levis Reading Prize. The collection, which was published by Graywolf Press, stems from Ford's experiences living through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans. Ford examines both ancient and contemporary catastrophes in the book with particular attention to Katrina's power and impact. The Levis Reading Prize is presented on behalf of VCU's MFA in Creative Writing Program. Sponsors include the VCU Department of... Poet Katie Ford, winner of this year's VCU Levis Reading Prize, will give a reading next week, on September 24 at 8PM in VCU Commons, Richmond Salons.

Katie Ford's Colosseum was selected for the 12th Annual Levis Reading Prize. The collection, which was published by Graywolf Press, stems from Ford's experiences living through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans. Ford examines both ancient and contemporary catastrophes in the book with particular attention to Katrina's power and impact.

The Levis Reading Prize is presented on behalf of VCU's MFA in Creative Writing Program. Sponsors include the VCU Department of English, the James Branch Cabell Library Associates, Friends of the Library, the VCU Libraries, the VCU Honors College, Barnes & Noble @ VCU Bookstore, the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences and the Levis family.

]]> New Fiction From MFA Alum Nathan Long tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.53653 2009-09-16T15:44:41Z 2009-09-14T13:49:27Z MFA Alum Nathan Long has a short story set to appear in a forthcoming issue of College Hill Review. His recent fiction can be seen in failbetter and in the anthologies The Best of Philadelphia Stories, Vol II, and The Way We Work.... MFA Alum Nathan Long has a short story set to appear in a forthcoming issue of College Hill Review. His recent fiction can be seen in failbetter and in the anthologies The Best of Philadelphia Stories, Vol II, and The Way We Work.

]]> Latest From MFA Alum Jon Pineda tag:blog.vcu.edu,2009:/english//244.53652 2009-09-15T13:40:45Z 2009-09-14T13:42:45Z MFA Alum Jon Pineda will have an essay appearing in Gulf Coast and his memoir Sleep In Me is due out in fall 2010 from the University of Nebraska Press. He will also be a part of this year's James River Writers Festival (on a panel with Thomas Lux) and the ODU Literary Festival.... MFA Alum Jon Pineda will have an essay appearing in Gulf Coast and his memoir Sleep In Me is due out in fall 2010 from the University of Nebraska Press. He will also be a part of this year's James River Writers Festival (on a panel with Thomas Lux) and the ODU Literary Festival.

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